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Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Thesis Statements (but were Afraid to Ask)

Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Thesis Statements (but were Afraid to Ask). WHAT IS A THESIS STATEMENT? . The main point or controlling idea of any essay is its thesis. It is an arguable assertion—your opinion or position.

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Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Thesis Statements (but were Afraid to Ask)

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  1. Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Thesis Statements (but were Afraid to Ask)

  2. WHAT IS A THESIS STATEMENT? • The main point or controlling idea of any essay is its thesis. It is an arguable assertion—your opinion or position. • Its primary function is to organize, predict, control, and define the entire paper. • Location: At the end of the introduction. • Length: 1 or 2 sentences. In a longer paper, it could be longer.

  3. HOW DO I DEVELOP A THESIS STATEMENT? • Decide on the topic. • Ask questions about the topic • Narrow to the primary question—focusing on the basic point • The answer is your working thesis.

  4. A Possible Formula • State the topic • + the arguable assertion or opinion • + (for, as, because, since, due to) reasons or supporting arguments • = Working Thesis

  5. Try This with Me:

  6. Pornography is harmful to society because it depersonalizes and dehumanizes sexuality and it is degrading and oppressive to women. • Pornographyis harmful to societybecause it depersonalizes and dehumanizes sexuality and it is degrading and oppressive to women.

  7. Violent video games should be made illegal, for they might incite some people to commit violent acts. • Violent video gamesshould be made illegal,for they might incite some people to commit violent acts.

  8. An after-school job can be harmful to teenagers because working not only reduces opportunities for social and recreational time but also takes time valuable time away from schoolwork. An after-school jobcan be harmful to teenagersbecause working not only reduces opportunities for social and recreational time but also takes time valuable time away from schoolwork.

  9. HOW DO I KNOW A TROUBLESOME THESIS WHEN I SEE ONE?

  10. You try it Now

  11. Choose two of the following subjects and narrow each one down to two topics that might work for a 3-page essay. Write one possible thesis statement for each topic.

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